Before you can create a Store Vaulting Task or run the Archive Manager Import Settings action, you need to configure vaulting. Vaulting only needs to be configured one time.

Select the Storage folder in the Archive Manager console tree and then choose its Configure Vaulting action to launch the Configure Vaulting Properties wizard. The settings you specify here apply to both cloud and tape vaulting. The wizard will guide you in configuring the following settings:

  • Cache Location

    Vaulting requires a disk drive for staging data as it is being vaulted and for preparing to restore data from a vault. Click the "Select Cache Drive Location" link, then select a drive from the list provided, then click Next to proceed to the Encryption page.

  • Encryption

    The software uses AES-256 strong encryption to safeguard your data. A private encryption key is automatically generated when you initialize the system using the passphrase provided. Enter a passphrase, then initialize by pressing the Initialize button. The status should change from red "not initialized" to green "initialized." Click Next to proceed to the Owner ID page.

    Note: If you later change the passphrase, vaulted data encrypted with the original passphrase will not be accessible for restoring until you change the passphrase back to the original.

    Note: Encryption is required when vaulting to cloud storage but is optional when vaulting to tape. This allows you to take advantage of hardware encryption, if available, without also requiring software encryption.

  • Owner ID

    Enter an Owner ID to be used for identifying the owner of the media, and then click Initialize. The status should change from red "not initialized" to green "initialized." Click Next to go to the Finish page. Review the summary, revise as necessary using the Back buttons, then click Finish to close the wizard.